Vasta was a member of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing, and the Government Backbench Policy Committee – Health and Ageing.

Following his election defeat, Vasta successfully contested Liberal Party preselection for the Brisbane City Council ward of Wynnum-Manly on Brisbane's west. He was defeated by the Labor incumbent, polling 36% of the primary vote.